Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossary of biology.
Glossaries
Term | Main definition |
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chronic infection | Glossaries - Biology glossary describes when the virus persists in the body for a long period of time |
chyme | Glossaries - Biology glossary mixture of partially digested food and stomach juices |
chymotrypsin | Glossaries - Biology glossary pancreatic protease |
chytridiomycosis | Glossaries - Biology glossary disease of amphibians caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; thought to be a major cause of the global amphibian decline |
chytridiomycosis | Glossaries - Biology glossary disease of amphibians caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; thought to be a major cause of the global amphibian decline |
cilium | Glossaries - Biology glossary (plural = cilia) short, hair-like structure that extends from the plasma membrane in large numbers and functions to move an entire cell or move substances along the cell's outer surface |
cingulate gyrus | Glossaries - Biology glossary |
circadian | Glossaries - Biology glossary describes a time cycle about one day in length |
circumduction | Glossaries - Biology glossary movement of a limb in a circular motion |
cis-acting element | Glossaries - Biology glossary transcription factor binding sites within the promoter that regulate the transcription of a gene adjacent to it |
citric acid cycle | Glossaries - Biology glossary (also Krebs cycle) series of enzyme-catalyzed chemical reactions of central importance in all living cells for extraction of energy from carbohydrates |
cladistics | Glossaries - Biology glossary system to organize homologous traits to describe phylogenies |
class | Glossaries - Biology glossary division of phylum in the taxonomic classification system |
classical conditioning | Glossaries - Biology glossary association of a specific stimulus and response through conditioning |
clathrates | Glossaries - Biology glossary frozen chunks of ice and methane found at the bottom of the ocean |